Posted on 09/07/2005 6:06:36 PM PDT by SmithL
SACRAMENTO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced Wednesday that he will veto a bill seeking to allow gay marriages in California.
Schwarzenegger said the legislation, given final approval Tuesday by lawmakers, would conflict with the intent of voters when they approved Proposition 22. That measure was put on the ballot in 2000 to prevent California from recognizing same-sex marriages performed elsewhere.
"We cannot have a system where the people vote and the Legislature derails that vote," the governor's press secretary, Margita Thompson, said in a statement. "Out of respect for the will of the people, the governor will veto (the bill)."
Despite his promise to veto the bill, Schwarzenegger "believes gay couples are entitled to full protection under the law and should not be discriminated against based upon their relationship."
"He is proud that California provides the most rigorous protections in the nation for domestic partners," the statement said.
The Republican governor had indicated in previous statements that he would veto the bill, saying the debate over same-sex marriage should be decided by voters or the courts.
A state appeals court is weighing an appeal of a San Francisco judge's ruling striking down state laws barring gay marriages. Meanwhile, opponents of same-sex marriages are planning measures on the ballot next year that would place a ban on gay marriages in the state constitution.
The announcement dampened a celebratory mood among the bill's supporters, who only the night before cheered, hugged and kissed as the state Assembly narrowly sent the bill to the governor's desk.
Assemblyman Paul Koretz, D-West Hollywood, had called bans on gay marriage "the last frontier of bigotry and discrimination."
The bill passed the Legislature through the persistence of its sponsors, Assemblyman Mark Leno, D-San Francisco. His original bill had failed in the Assembly by four votes in June, but he then amended it to another bill in the Senate, which voted to approve it last week.
It was that amended bill the Assembly passed by a bare majority on Tuesday. Four Democrats who did not vote on the bill in June provided the winning margin this week.
The vote made the California Legislature the first legislative body in the country to approve of same-sex marriage. Gay marriage licenses in Massachusetts and civil unions in Vermont were granted through court rulings.
"I am all for protecting marriage. But how safe are society's standards if you give away the substance of marriage to gay partners?"
Not very safe, but the gay activists know this. They want more. They dont want the distinction left at all, they want to obliterate 'heterosexism' - dont ask, its a cultural marxist thing ya know. Leaving even a hint of traditional culture around is dangerous in their view.
" I mean if they have marriage by everything BUT the name, how is society better off? I'm really unclear on that."
Um, going 100% down the slippery slope is worse than going 90% is all I can say.
The Demon Rats do that to us all the time here in Washington State.
No surprise. Except to those who HATE Arnold. Sadly, I don't expect anyone 'round here to give him any credit for sticking to the principles and position he campaigned on.
"I fully expect to see his poll numbers improve. Actually, look for all of his special election propositions to improve, too."
Hopefully he will parley this into a win for the redistricting measure.
Homosexuals are not DISCRIMINATED against, because being HETEROSEXUAL is not a prerequisite to get married. Not one State in the Union requires you to prove your heterosexual to get married. Gays can get married like anyone else, and like everyone else they must marry someone of the opposite sex.
hey Polly, good to see you! Miss you on the Terri threads.
I am sorry
Our assembly here in Tennessee does not really represent our conservative populace aaccurately either.
I think nowadays urban areas have the disproportionate influence...contrary to old days when the opposite was true.
No problem. "Wicked" works too. Say just about anything bad about our lege and you'll probably be right.
:-D
ok just wanted to get one for the non thinking crowd that just wants to stereotype. I mean what's an Arnold post without the RINO tag?
Here's some more good news:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1479485/posts
But now that they know they have the votes in the legislature you can bet this will be back just like the zombie "drivers licenses for illegals" from One-Bill-Gill.
Acrtual Schwarzenegger quote: "I think that gay marriage should be between a man and a woman."
Is this a legislative body or a sex party? It is getting hard to tell the difference anymore...
Thanks for ping:) WOOOO HOOO Governor S!!
Praise the Lord!
Micheal Moore is pissed that he can't teach kids in the new sex ed. class of how to safely insert a penis up the ass. But then, he's been trying to buggar us for years.
Arnold just won his re-election.
queer the deal>>>>>>>>
LOL, your'e great
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